Pediatric admissions for Kawasaki disease during COVID-19 in Japan

This study investigated the role of droplet or contact transmission in the development of Kawasaki disease in Japan during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Kawasaki disease primarily affects children and is characterized by fever and swelling in the walls of some blood vessels.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news